Category Archives: Society

Selection of news about Economy and Society, today.

ETE: The new grants are a big bet

While for the rest of the banks, the rate of reduction of their non-performing exposures is of paramount importance (Non Performing Exposures – NPEs) and the consolidation of its balance sheet, for herNational Bank EGE +9,29% NPEs are a secondary issue.
The crucial bet, both this year and the following years, for the bank it isto significantly increase its new allocations, in order to strengthen its still weak operating profitability and to help the percentage reduction of NPEs, in terms of total allocations.
Net interest and commission income has now stabilized, as shown by their course during the last three quarters (269 million. euros in Q4), and in the National there is solid optimism that this yearwill recover significantly.

Retrospective pensioners: How much money are you entitled to?

This is decision number 647/2019, which was issued by the administrative appeals court of Athens on 20 February and concerns the laws 4051 and 4093 which brought reductions.
The "Free Press of Sunday" reveals the first answer that a pensioner got fromEFKA at 8 Of March 2018 for illegal deductions.
The competent agency says that the request concerns a recalculation of the cuts of the law. 4093 based on the new and lesser sum of principal and subsidiary and informs that"in response to your request, we know that instructions are awaited for the overall treatment of the matter".

New "Save" with 11.000 euro acc’ home – Beneficiaries and 13 steps for submitting the application

Saccording to information, Minister Giorgos Stathakis is expected to publish the program implementation guide before Easter “Save Cat’ House” on a budget 250 million. euro. Based on rough calculations, each participating household will be allocated an amount of expenditure of the order of 10.000 with 11.000 euros for the execution of eligible tasks.

Selection of News for Society in Greece, 27 Of March 2019.

"The Hellenic Armed Forces maintain excellent relations with society"

The Minister of National Defense sent his own message Evangelos Apostolakis after the completion of the parade for the25Marchin Athens.
"We are here today and have watched the men and women of the Armed Forces march with great pride, paying due respect to the anniversary of the National Palygenesis of March 25 1821.
I want to congratulate the Chiefs, the Officers, the NCOs, the men and women of the Armed Forces, for the effort and the excellent parade we had today.

"History and memory of tobacco in Agrinio in the 20th century Economy, Society, Culture"

The Mayor of Agrinio Giorgos Papanastasiou invites to the presentation of the book:
History and memory of tobacco in Agrinio ton 20The century Economy, Society, Culture (Background editions) which will take place on Saturday 30 Of March 2019 at 8.00pm in the building of the former Bank of Greece (Anastasiades 1).
The book will be presented by:
Iordanis Psimmenos, Professor, Panteion University
Evangelos Avdikos, Emeritus Professor, University of Thessaly
Konstantina Bada, af. Professor, University of Ioannina
Coordinated by Professor Vassilis Patronis, University of Patras

Dark: The village of Crete where nobody smokes

Dark, the beautiful village of the municipality of Hersonissos in Heraklion, Crete, where about forty years ago the inhabitants started a very healthy habit... Not to smoke!!!
Kyou don't know how they made the anti-smoking decision, but its observance by the whole village created a tradition, one “unwritten law” unique for Greek “summer holidays “data.
You can't even find cigarettes to buy in the village, and out of respect for the residents, visitors also avoid smoking.

Shock elements: 1 to the 5 Greeks could not be fed satisfactorily 2016

A nationwide investigation into the living conditions of Greeks brings shocking facts to light, their state of health as well as their access to medical care.
It is indicative that one in five Greeks stated that in the last year he or his family could not feed himself satisfactorily due to financial reasons!
At the same time, the 34% of the population spends approx 75% of his income to cover bills and debts and the 15% he spends his entire income on the same causes. In fact, rate 33,13% faces several or serious financial difficulties as a result of which he is unable to cope with debts and bills.
The above figures result from the nationwide survey of the National School of Public Health, the results of which were presented in the context of the 12th Panhellenic Conference of the Health Economics Sector of ESDY.
This is a longitudinal analysis of the self-reported health status of the Greek population in order to investigate the effects of austerity policies on health behaviors carried out in collaboration with the research company GPO.

Homeless… crois and housewives with mil. euro

From: http://thessaloniki.monadiko.net/2015/05/blog-post.html

For once, the newspaper's revelations make an impression
"Sunday's step" that they make as a reason for the unemployed... cross and "gold"
housewives.

Specifically, the publication refers to the new sea bass found by the
financial prosecutors, who undertook the fight against tax evasion.

According to the "Step» the following cases are typical:


-A woman declared homeless and unemployed and he had 97 million. euro. For three consecutive years he declared 15 million. euros and no one checked it.

-Dealer stated by 1996-2015 2,5 million. euro. They found him with undeclared deposits 36 million. euro.

Housewife declared to the tax office 7 million. euros and found in her accounts 23 million. euro.

-Dealer stated 1,4 million. euro and they found him 34 million. euro.

-Retired from Oreokastro stated the period 1996-2007 4 million. euro and they found him 12,1 million. euro.

Famous family (father, mother, two daughters) they declared in total 5 million. euros to the tax office and were found in their joint account 60 million. euro.

Without a profession he declared 10 million. euro from 2007. They found in the bank accounts 40 million. euro.

Pharmacist from Athens, he declared 1 million. euros and were found in his bank account 10 million. euro.

Housewife declared income 35.000 euros and were found in her bank account 7 million. euro.

Two brothers, private employees declared 10 million. euro, found in a joint account 18 million. euro.

-Lady with unusual occupation tries to justify 18 million. euro found in her bank accounts.